Edward Burtynsky

Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) is one of Canada’s most successful photographers. A noted filmmaker, entrepreneur, and environmental advocate, he is known internationally for his incredibly detailed images documenting the processes and consequences of using the earth’s natural resources. His images, which at times approach abstraction, present a bizarre tension between beauty and desecration. Over the years, he has crossed the globe exploring the mark of human development on the earth and its embedded political, social and economic consequences.

Famous Canadian landscape photographer Edward Burtynsky "Carrara Marble Quarries #11, Carrara, Italy 1993"Famous Canadian landscape photographer Edward Burtynsky "Carrara Marble Quarries #11, Carrara, Italy 1993"
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EDWARD BURTYNSKY "CARRARA QUARRY #11" 1993

Edward Burtynsky is one of Canada’s most internationally acclaimed photographers. He is well-known for his captivating, and curiously beautiful, large-scale photographs documenting the ramifications of industrial production on nature. The recipient of many prestigious international awards, Burtynsky creates photographs of human-inflicted environmental catastrophes that are hauntingly beautiful. As such, he often sets up a strange dichotomy of attraction and repulsion in his photographs.Edward Burtynsky is one of Canada’s most internationally acclaimed photographers. He is well-known for his captivating, and curiously beautiful, large-scale photographs documenting the ramifications of industrial production on nature. The recipient of many prestigious international awards, Burtynsky creates photographs of human-inflicted environmental catastrophes that are hauntingly beautiful. As such, he often sets up a strange dichotomy of attraction and repulsion in his photographs.
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EDWARD BURTYNSKY "SILVER LAKE OPERATIONS #15" CHROMOGENIC PRINT, 2007